I really should have mentioned ‘Memorial Flight’ too, it is a great magazine .
Unfortunately my assessment of the LLA has been clouded by how the subs are handled as I said earlier.

Six Apache helicopters in formation just flew through Duxford and past my window 🙂

Rob

What was the reason for the flypast?……….not that you ever need a reason:p

Also must recommend to those interested in Col. Olds to watch his episode of “Dogfights” (S01E02 Air Ambush) where they use CG animation to tell his story. Col. Olds tells of his experiences in WWII including shooting down a Bf-109 while both of his P-38s engines were shut down. (He claims the only air-to-air kill while in “glide mode”.) And he also goes into great detail regarding his time in SEA flying Thunderchiefs and Phantoms and Operation Bolo. Straight from the horse’s mouth.

Colonel Olds never flew F-105s, he had a ‘interesting’ spell flying the Voodoo with my favourite old wing, the 81st TFW before he converted to the F-4.

Very sad news.
‘When thunder rolled’ is a fantastic book, utterly gripping as is ‘Palace Cobra’

Oooooh lovely……….I’m 25 minutes away!
Looking forward to this 😎

I probably wouldn’t disagree with you, Mike J, although I am a little ‘close’ to this sale in certain respects – so I probably shouldn’t be saying that. However, if my number comes up, and the figure is big enough, then unsold it won’t be!

Out of interest, what do other forumites think would be an ideal lottery win total to realise a dream like this?

Stephen Grey was sitting next to me at an airshow once while his P47 was flying and the commentator was saying how the pilot was ‘Hauling this massive brute of an aeroplane through the sky’ and Stephen told me he hates that sort of description because firstly it makes it sound dangerous and secondly the P47 is such a pussycat. He told me that of all his fighters the P47 was the one that could most likely be flown by an average PPL with tailwheel experience. He said that you only have to get it near to the ground with the wheels down and it will land.

Great quote, was the commentator Brendan O’Brien by any chance?
And the TFC fighter least likely to be flown safely by an average PPL?
The Corsair has to be a contender.

I enjoyed the Heroes of the Skies series………I’m afraid I have to agree about Lord Ashtray though.

Many thanks to all for the beautiful Spit XIX shots……..I’m in love with this particular mark of Spitfire at the mo:cool: